Breakfast of Champions
by Alan Rudolph
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Actor: Albert Finney, Barbara Hershey, Bruce Willis, Glenne Headly, Nick NolteDirector: Alan Rudolph
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Writer: Alan Rudolph
Producer: David Blocker
Producer: David Willis
Producer: Sandra Tomita
Producer: Stephen J. Eads
Producer: W. Mark McNair
Writer: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-06-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 02051000
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product features:
- Superstar Bruce Willis (THE SIXTH SENSE) stars in this critically acclaimed, offbeat comedy about a man who's having a hard time getting a grip on his life! A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover (Willis) is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headach
DVD Reviews of Breakfast of Champions
DVD Review: Yes, I Did Like This Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not sure who the intended audience was for Breakfast of Champions. Mainstream comedy viewers would tuck tail and run from a film like this, while the Vonnegut fans will(and do) hate it because of the plot changes and missing elements from the book. So I guess that just leaves that small number of folks who like far out and bizarre comedies. Now, I personally don't like comedies just for the fact that they're odd, but I do have a fascination in seeing high profile actors doing things we hardly ever see them do. This came out at the right time coz Willis was hot from that Armageddon pile of sludge.
Breakfast of Champions is one of those films based on an "unfilmable" novel. We've seen this before in movies like Naked Lunch(mixed reviews from critics and Burroughs fans) and American Psycho(actually got favorable reviews). Doing Vonnegut is difficult coz his work is made for the book format due to his quirky and unique narration style. Naturally with a movie you pretty much lose that. One of the best things about Breakfast of Champions(the book) is that Vonnegut was the narrator and let the reader know that he was. He even puts himself in the story as a character! This is all lost in the film.
Plus there are indeed changes made to the story which seem totally unnecessary and certainly don't add to or clarify the story in any way. I can definitely see why Vonnegut fans did not like this movie. However, and I'm only guessing here, I think Vonnegut himself might have liked the offbeat and wacky tone of this movie. He does have a cameo in it as well.
Many folks have gone into the plot, so I won't waste too much time on that, but here's a little rundown: Duane Hoover(Bruce Willis) is a car salesman-a local celebrity everybody loves as though he were a movie star. He's going crazy. He doesn't know who he is or what his purpose is in life and he's off the deep end. He deals with a cross dressing salesman(Nick Nolte), a crazy fan who may want to take his place(Omar Epps), a pill popping wife(Barbara Hershey), and a son who is just about the worst lounge singer you've ever heard(Lucas Haas). Hoover thinks he might find some answers in Kilgore Trout(a reoccurring character in Vonnegut's novels), a failed Sci-Fi writer who has been invited to Hoover's town as part of an art festival.
That's really about it. The style of the movie is fast paced , cartoony, hallucinatory, and zany. Everybody in this movie acts insane, especially Nolte and Epps. Though the two films are quite different, I'd compare this movie to Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas as far as the tone and visuals go. I realize that this isn't a great adaptation of a great novel, and that everyone hated it. I do have to admit however ,judging strictly as a movie, I though it was pretty damn funny. It doesn't all work, but some of it is quite clever and just so odd that it's hilarious. Of course not everyone will agree with that, but humor is a very personalized thing. I think Nolte steals the show. I have never seen him act so crazy before and it's a trip to see him like that. Epps would be a close second for the same reasons. Albert Finney makes a good Kilgore Trout and Willis is passable enough as Hoover. He definitely has his moments too!
Watch at your own risk, coz this one is different to say the least.
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